Miami, LSU top Week 8 grades; Texas earns B — SkimNews
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- Miami received an A after a 52-23 win over Pitt: Darian Mensah completed 31 of 37 passes for 506 yards, while Malachi Toney made a school-record 16 catches for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
- LSU earned an A- in a 38-17 win at Auburn, generating 552 yards, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks while Sam Leavitt threw 45 passes without an interception for a second straight game.
- Texas received a B for beating Ole Miss 34-27, but Arch Manning's three giveaways—including a fumble returned for a touchdown—allowed the Rebels to erase a 24-3 first-half advantage.
- Indiana was graded C after a 13-6 win at Michigan: its defense received an A for holding Michigan to six points and recording 10 tackles for loss, including four sacks, while the offense received an F.
- Tennessee received a C- in a 27-24 loss to South Carolina after 12 penalties for 90 yards wiped out three George MacIntyre touchdown passes and a botched fourth-and-1 opened the door to 10 unanswered points.
- Alabama earned a C+ in a 31-20 win over Texas A&M, as Keelon Russell completed 9 of his final 10 passes and threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns after Texas A&M took a 20-17 lead.
- BYU received a C- after a 39-31 road loss to UCF, having ceded nine third downs before Bear Bachmeier's tipped pass was intercepted late in the second quarter, leading to a quick UCF touchdown and a potential 14-point swing.
Why it matters: Indiana’s 13-6 road win shows the report card’s sharpest split: an A-grade defense held Michigan to six points and generated 10 tackles for loss, including four sacks, while the F-grade offense did little beyond two Josh Hoover plays in overtime. The defense, not the attack, produced the win.
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